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Is it permissible to shroud the deceased in colors other than white?

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It is sunnah for the deceased to be shrouded in white clothes, according to the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Wear white clothes, for they are among your best garments, and shroud your dead in them." And his saying: "Wear white, for it is purer and better, and shroud your dead in it." The Prophet (peace be upon him) himself was shrouded in three white garments, and this is a consensus. It is disliked to shroud the deceased in anything other than white clothes, such as dyed garments, ornate clothes, saffron-colored or safflower-colored garments, hair, or wool, if other options are available.

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